In the midst of a humanity that is suffering the consequences of the Covid 19 pandemic, this Christmas will be very different! Many will not even be able to meet their family … So many still mourn the absence of loved ones … Others have lost their jobs and face insecurity and fear … Others depend on the solidarity of those who share what little they have …

For those who consider Christmas only as a party full of lights and commercial offers, this year will be a sad Christmas.

But for those who maintain faith and hope in the God of Life, this will be a very special Christmas: The Christmas of waiting for better times, of the confidence that solidarity is stronger than discouragement, and the certainty that we have a saving God that assumes our flesh, our pain and our human fragility.

In the smallness of the baby Jesus, a great miracle happens: he becomes one of us so that we can enter the Trinitarian family. With Saint Arnaldo, let us contemplate the baby Jesus with the certainty and confidence that a new time will come!

This will be the Christmas of solidarity, hope and the search for salvation. May we know how to welcome the moment and take a step further, discovering the true joy of Christmas.

Happy and blessed Christmas!